Construction will soon begin on an inpatient rehabilitation facility for teenagers in Brush Prairie.
Daybreak Youth Services, a nonprofit providing residential treatment for teens with chemical dependency issues, received its conditional-use permit from Clark County late last month, executive director Annette Klinefelter said.
Daybreak plans to retrofit a closed 30,000-square-foot church at 11910 N.E. 154th St. into a residential treatment facility for boys and girls.
Klinefelter has emphasized the desperate need for this type of treatment in Clark County, where Daybreak estimates 2,500 children between the ages of 10 and 17 need inpatient psychiatric and addiction services.
“There’s a huge epidemic occurring that we’re not talking about,” she said. “First responders are talking about it. Emergency room personnel are talking about it. We’re talking about it on the treatment side, but the overall epidemic, especially of heroin, in this community, we’re not talking about.”
